Nature Communications (Jul 2020)

The emergence of magnetic ordering at complex oxide interfaces tuned by defects

  • D.-S. Park,
  • A. D. Rata,
  • I. V. Maznichenko,
  • S. Ostanin,
  • Y. L. Gan,
  • S. Agrestini,
  • G. J. Rees,
  • M. Walker,
  • J. Li,
  • J. Herrero-Martin,
  • G. Singh,
  • Z. Luo,
  • A. Bhatnagar,
  • Y. Z. Chen,
  • V. Tileli,
  • P. Muralt,
  • A. Kalaboukhov,
  • I. Mertig,
  • K. Dörr,
  • A. Ernst,
  • N. Pryds

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-17377-0
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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In the interfaces of non-magnetic complex oxides, it is unclear which defects are responsible for the magnetic interfaces. Here, the authors find the B-site cation stoichiometry is crucial for the creation and control of magnetism at the interface between non-magnetic ABO3-perovskite oxides.